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スミス氏には技師になった息子が3人いた。

Sentence Analyzer

スミス 技師 なった 息子 いた

English Translation

Mr Smith had three sons who became engineers.

Furigana

スミス()には技師(ぎし)になった息子(むすこ)が3(にん)いた。

Romanji

Sumisu shi ni wa gishi ni natta musuko ga san nin ita.

Words

()
Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
技師 (ぎし)
engineer; technician
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
息子 (むすこ、そく)
son; penis
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

Readings: シ、 うじ、 -うじ
Meanings: family name, surname, clan
Readings: ギ、 わざ
Meanings: skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
Readings: シ、 いくさ
Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
Readings: ソク、 いき
Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person